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Re: Major Halo 3 Campaign Spoiler/Halo 3 Beta Egg
Posted By: Ibeechu	Date: 6/11/07 3:39 p.m.
I made a post comparing V and the MC a long while back. In it, I described how it wasn't necessarily that we project ourselves onto him, but, like V, he represents everyone and therefore can't have one face. If we saw his face, we wouldn't associate him with the entire human race, which is what he represents. Just like V represented the people being controlled by government. V summed it up best when he said, "Evey, please. . .there is a face beneath this mask, but it's not me. I'm no more that face than I am the muscles beneath it, or the bones beneath them." The reason we needn't see his face is because it's the least important thing about the character. The main point of the character is to be a symbol of humanity. If any of you guys ever listened to the Saw III commentary, the director made an excellent point which is sort of relevant. The character Amanda finds an envelope from Jigsaw and, after reading it, she breaks down in tears. We never get to see what it said. Why not? Because that isn't important. It doesn't matter what it said; what matters is that it did say SOMETHING that made her react like that. This is one way to look at the MC. It doesn't matter what he looks like; what matters is the reason he does what he does. That's awesome storytelling IMO. Here's that V post for reference: http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive25.pl?read=735377

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